***Return To Glory: An Edmonton Oilers Dynasty(NHL '09)***

[SabresKings3623]

NHL '09
Xbox 360
All-Star Difficulty
Recent Rosters(Not Default)

The Edmonton Oilers announced the signing of a new GM today, former Moscow Dynamo GM and former Russian player Niko Baron, will take over as GM of the Edmonton Oilers. "I'm very excited to come to a team like Edmonton, a team with crazy amounts of potential, and very good young players. I hope to further improve the team, by making a decent amount of trades, and possibly signing some free-agents. We have an excellent core group of young forwards and defenseman, that over time really can become stars in the NHL. The major place I look to first improve the team is goaltending. We like what we have in Mathieu Garon, and I'm afraid Dwayne Roloson's days may be numbered in Edmonton....."

[SabresKings3623]

TRADE UPDATE

Minutes after being introduced as the Edmonton Oilers new GM, Niko Baron has made a very interesting trade, with the Chicago Blackhawks.

OILERS TRADE

• Defenseman Steve Staios

BLACKHHAWKS TRADE

• Defenseman Brian Campbell

Campbell brings alot of offensive prowess to the Oilers blueline, and is a tremendous acquisition. He is a skilled puck-moving defenseman, that has a decent shot, and is good on the powerplay.








Baron was alos quick to make a deal with the Montreal Canadiens, once again involving defenseman.

OILERS TRADE

• Defenseman Denis Grebeshkov

• Defenseman Jason Strudwick

CANADIENS TRADE

• Defenseman Andrei Markov

Markov is also a very skilled offensive defeseman, and should work well with either Lubomir Visnovsky or Brian Campbell.

[SabresKings3623]

OILERS TRADE

• Defenseman Sheldon Souray

SABRES TRADE

• Defenseman Craig Rivet

[thrashman]

Awesome dude. Edmonton is one of my favorite teams, looking forward to this.

The defense looks like it's going to to be a scoring beast with Visnovsky, Campbell, and Markov.

[SabresKings3623]

The Edmonton Oilers have just completed another flurry of trades, that have greatly improved the team, both offensively and in net.



Ethan Moureau to Kings for Ladislav Nagy, Nagy and a 3rd to Capitals for Alexander Semin

Dwyane Roloson, Devan Dubnyk, and Jeff Corrazinni to Coyotes for Ilya Bryzgalov and Al Montoya.

Erik Cole to Canucks for Steve Bernier

Fernando Pisani and Zach Stortini to Sabres for Maxim Afinogenov

Shawn Horcoff and a 3rd Round Pick to Sharks for Patrick Marleau

[SabresKings3623]

OILERS INK TEEMU SELANNE TO 2 YEAR DEAL

The Edmonton Oilers have once again improved their team immensley, by adding veteran sniper Teemu Selanne. Selanne became a free-agent at season's end, and before the Anaheim Ducks could clear cap space in attempt to resign the right-winger, the Oilers offered him a lucrative two-year contract, worth around $5.575 million per season. "I'm very excited to come to Edmonton, a place with a lot of history. The team has been improved to an unimaginable degree in just the past 24 hours. I believe I'm joining a serious contender for the Cup. It was a no brainer for me to sign here, there is a very talented group of young players, along with highly skilled veterans. Also, I get a chance to play with some former teamates of mine, Dustin Penner, and Ilya Bryzgalov. I cannot wait for the season to start." - said Selanne after arriving in Edmonton. GM Niko Baron had this to say: "Teemu is an excellent player, and a great leader, who i belive can help with the young guys, and lead us very deep into the playoffs. As far as I'm concerned, Teemu is the undisputed captain of this hockey club. He can still score and produce points at a very good pace, and he is an excellent asset to our team" Selanne is expected to skate on the Oilers first line with Ales Hemsky and Patrick Marleau.

[GoldenJet]

Teemu Selanne = Oilers Playoff Spot

Good job.

[SabresKings3623]

Thanks man, hopefully it does. I really, really like the team I have as of right now. I'll post the start of season lineups, as well as captains.

[thrashman]

I haven't been Washington on 09, does Thorne still pronounce Semin as semen? I really hope they fixed that.

This team is a monster. Nice work.

[SabresKings3623]

EDMONTON OILERS LINEUP



Left Wings - Centers - Right Wings
Ales Hemsky - Patrick Marleau - Teemu Selanne

Alex Semin - Andrew Cogliano - Max Afinogenov

Dustin Penner - Sam Gagner - Robert Nilsson

Steve Bernier - Gilbert Brule - Kyle Brodziak



Left Defense - Right Defense


Lubomir Visnovsky - Andrei Markov

Craig Rivet - Brian Campbell

Tom Gilbert - Ladislav Smid



Goalies


Mathieu Garon

Ilya Bryzgalov


Scratches/Minors: Rob Schremp